Literary Devices Quiz 111 (20 MCQs)

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1. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The sun is a golden ball'?
2. Uncle Jon smells bad and wears old clothes.
3. The point of the greatest emotional intensity.
4. "The world invented weapons and words, "
5. Which literary device is a mournful poem or lament for the dead?
6. What issue causes the conflict between Shylock and the Christian characters to come to a head?
7. Suggests a hidden meaning via the use of metaphoric examples. It is a device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract moral or political concept is conveyed with the aid of more material objects or ideas being used as an example.
8. In the phrase 'Time is money', which literary device is being used?
9. A character who has only one or two personality traits
10. Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and round.
11. The expression of the writer's attitude toward a subject.
12. "Brian was a wall, quickly returning every tennis ball back at his opponent over the net." This is an example of .....
13. Clap along if you feel like a room without a roofClap along if you feel like happiness is the truthClap along if you know what happiness is to you
14. A-Dawg changes throughout the story from an immature brat to a responsible child. What type of literary device is this?
15. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?
16. "The sea was angry that day, my friends!" This is an example of .....
17. Hyperbole is used to:
18. The author gives clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to them Ex. "Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him. Come on in and set a while."
19. Roses can symbolize .....
20. A humorous scene placed between serious scenes